In 2021, the United States was the largest biofuel producer in the world, with production amounting to 643 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day. Brazil and Indonesia ranked second and third, with production at 376 and 140 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day, respectively. By comparison, Spain's daily biofuel production totaled 32 thousand barrels of oil equivalent that year.
Leading biofuel producing countries worldwide in 2021 (in 1,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day)
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Statistics on Biofuel industry in the U.S.
Overview
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Capacity
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- Premium Statistic U.S. production capacity of installed ethanol biorefineries 1999-2019
- Premium Statistic Ethanol production capacity in the U.S. 2021 by key state
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel production capacity in the U.S. 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel production capacity in the U.S. 2020, by key state
Production
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- Premium Statistic Biofuel production in the U.S. 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Fuel ethanol production in the U.S. 1980-2021
- Premium Statistic Fuel ethanol production in the U.S. 2020, by state
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel production in the U.S. 2001-2021
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel production in the U.S. 2020, by key state
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel producers in the U.S. 2022, by key state
Trade & prices
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- Premium Statistic Fuel ethanol exports in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Fuel ethanol imports in the U.S. 1995-2022
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel exports in the U.S. 2001-2021
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel imports in the U.S. 2001-2021
- Premium Statistic E85 vis-a-vis regular gasoline retail fuel prices in the U.S. 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic B20 and B100 vis-a-vis regular diesel retail fuel prices in the U.S. 2014-2022
Consumption
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- Basic Statistic Biofuels consumption in the U.S. 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Fuel ethanol consumption in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Fuel ethanol consumption in the U.S. 2020, by state
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel consumption in the U.S. 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel consumption in the U.S. 2020, by key state
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Largest biodiesel producers by capacity in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Renewable Energy Group's biodiesel sales volume 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Largest ethanol producers by capacity in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Valero Energy's ethanol production 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Economic impact of ethanol industry in the United States 2021
Further related statistics
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- Biofuel production in Asia Pacific 2000-2021
- Amount of biorefineries in Canada 2012-2021
- Renewable sources used as transport fuels in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Transport sector: primary consumption of biodiesel in France 2006-2017
- Most common biofuel feedstocks in the United Kingdom 2020
- Transport sector: primary consumption of bioethanol in France 2006-2017
- Biofuel production: major second generation biofuel plants U.S. 2010
- Import amount biodiesel to Japan 2016, by country
- Energy capacity of solid biofuels and renewable waste in China 2009-2021
- Energy produced from solid biofuels and renewable waste in China 2008-2020
- Biofuel and waste energy consumption volume in the Middle East 2010-2017
- Biofuel energy supply in Indonesia 2012-2021
- Individual import of biofuel cars in the Netherlands 2011-2019
- Import volume of bio-ETBE Italy 2018, by country of origin
- Distribution of non-renewable energy resources 2007
- Ammonia consumption volume Japan 2019, by production origin
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- Biofuel production in Asia Pacific 2000-2021
- Amount of biorefineries in Canada 2012-2021
- Renewable sources used as transport fuels in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Transport sector: primary consumption of biodiesel in France 2006-2017
- Most common biofuel feedstocks in the United Kingdom 2020
- Transport sector: primary consumption of bioethanol in France 2006-2017
- Biofuel production: major second generation biofuel plants U.S. 2010
- Import amount biodiesel to Japan 2016, by country
- Energy capacity of solid biofuels and renewable waste in China 2009-2021
- Energy produced from solid biofuels and renewable waste in China 2008-2020
- Biofuel and waste energy consumption volume in the Middle East 2010-2017
- Biofuel energy supply in Indonesia 2012-2021
- Individual import of biofuel cars in the Netherlands 2011-2019
- Import volume of bio-ETBE Italy 2018, by country of origin
- Distribution of non-renewable energy resources 2007
- Ammonia consumption volume Japan 2019, by production origin
BP. (June 28, 2022). Leading biofuel producing countries worldwide in 2021 (in 1,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243887/biofuel-production-in-leading-countries/
BP. "Leading biofuel producing countries worldwide in 2021 (in 1,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day)." Chart. June 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243887/biofuel-production-in-leading-countries/
BP. (2022). Leading biofuel producing countries worldwide in 2021 (in 1,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243887/biofuel-production-in-leading-countries/
BP. "Leading Biofuel Producing Countries Worldwide in 2021 (in 1,000 Barrels of Oil Equivalent per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243887/biofuel-production-in-leading-countries/
BP, Leading biofuel producing countries worldwide in 2021 (in 1,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243887/biofuel-production-in-leading-countries/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Leading biofuel producing countries worldwide in 2021 (in 1,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day) [Graph], BP, June 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243887/biofuel-production-in-leading-countries/